I’m typing as quietly as I can, but my fingers sound like a mouse wearing wooden shoes. Every key is a CRASH BANG, and my husband and my baby are bound to awaken at any second, screaming “Jesus, are you firing a gun?”

Well, not really. But onwards.

Today, I will check out Medium.com. And by that I mean, I will actually make an account on there, pay my $5, and start cranking out articles. Medium will give me a good chance to develop my article voice as a writer, find out what I want to niche down and write about, and maybe even pay me some chump change in the process.

Here’s the part about medium that intrigues me the most. There’s a little clapping hand at the bottom of each article. You know, like the little star button the bottom of this post? (Feel free to press that, by the way… 😉 ) Anyway, everytime someone presses this clapping hand button, you get a few pennies thrown into your hat. The more claps you get, the more money you get. This sounds like a fairly straightforward system, and hey, if it gets me some money as I build my portfolio, then I’m all about this new adventure.

What do you guys think? Have you used medium? Did you like it? I’m about to (actually) take the plunge today. Let’s see what happens. Join me, friends, in a little experiment.

What are you up to today?

It’s Thursday, the week is officially waning. Let’s get in a few more punches.